ˈknackers’ yard (
also knacker’s)
noun [countable] British English[
Date: 1800-1900;
Origin: knacker 'horse-killer' (19-20 centuries) from knacker 'saddle-maker', perhaps from a Scandinavian language]
1. a place where horses are killed
2. ready/fit for the knacker’s yard too old to be useful or to work properly
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